SENSE OF CONGRESS ON APPLICABILITY OF UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE TO RESERVES ON INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING OVERSEAS.

SEC. 557. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON APPLICABILITY OF UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE TO RESERVES ON INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING OVERSEAS. It is the sense of Congress that—(1) there should be no ambiguity about the applicability of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces while such members are serving overseas under inactive-duty training orders for any period of time under such orders; and(2) the Secretary of Defense should—(A) take action, not later than February 1, 2006, to clarify jurisdictional issues relating to such applicability under section 802 of title 10, United States Code (article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); and(B) if necessary, submit to Congress a proposal for legislative action to ensure the applicability of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to such members.